Washing-machine.



P. F. BBRKEY.

WASHING MACHINE.

MPLIOATION FILED MAY 24, 1910.

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Patented Sept. 26, 1911.

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ao'o o I uuuuuuuvv 4 INVENTOR .Pei'er .Z'Beryz Attorney UNI STAWENT OFFICE;-

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v "To all whom itmey cone m:

Beit known that I, n'rnx F. BERKEY, a

i citizen of the United States, residing at J enchines, ofwhich the following is a sp e ""tion'. I I I I The invention appertains to machines for laundrypiirposesand more particularly for removing'soil from clothing and fabrics, the purposebeing to rovide a machine of the type embodying abox orreceptacle for con- "taming suds water, a rubber, and a movable part for agitating the clothing or fabrics to H be cleansed, so as to remove the soil by a combined rubbing action and a circulation of the water; through the meshes of the fabric. The invention consists of the novel feaa tures,;details of construction and combination of parts, which hereinafter will be more particularly set forth, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the a pended claims.

. I Referring to *the drawings, forming a 1 part of the specification, Figure 1 is a per- 7 spective view of a washing machine embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan soview thereof, the .coverbeing removed. Fig. 3is 'a cross section on the line w-m (of Fig. 2. Fi 4 is an elevation of the I 1 clothes clamp, t e dotted lines showing the position of the clamp bar when released J5 and 12oved-to admit of clot-hes being placed in sitionl or removed from the clamp.

, 'j Fig. 5 is 'a cross section of the clothes clamp on the line gj- I of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a sectional detail showing more clearly the conat; n e'c tions whereby the springs are attached to f the rubber and wall of the suds box or receptacle. Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description, and

indicated inall the views of the drawings, "'l iby the same reference characters.

The suds box or receptacle 1 for receiving thej'suds watenmaybe of any construction and sizeaccording to the. finish and capacity of themechine and may be mounted upon 0 legs 2 which are extended along the sides of the box to materially stifien and strengthen the same. a The top of the box or receptacle- .is closed by means of a. cover 3 so as'to pre;

vent splashing of the suds water upon the 5 fiber or other surface.

:A partition 4 subdividesthe box or re- Specification of Letters Patent.

WASHING-MACHINE.

Patented Sept. 26, 1911 Application filed May 24, 1910. Serial No. 563,201.

ceptacle 1 into two vertical longitudinal compartments of like size. Each of the compartments is similarly equipped, being provided with a clothes clamp and a pair of rubbers having the clothes clamp arranged between them. The rubbers 5 are of like formation and consist of boards having their rubbing surfaces corrugated or rou hened in the usual manner. A pair of rubbers 5 is provided for each compartment of the box or receptacle 1 and the rubbers of each pair are spaced apart, the one being arranged adjacent the side of the box and the other near the partition. It is preferred to construct the rubbers so that they are movable, thereby admitting of the space between them varying accordin to the bulk of the clothes or fabric to be laundried 0r washed. Springs 6 are interposed between the rubbers 5 and the adjacent wall and these springs serve normally to press the rubbers inwardly toward each other to hold them in contact with the clothes or fabric secured to the clamp. The springs 6 are flat and preferably of elliptic form and are mounted so as to swing close against one of the parts when they are not required for servlce. As shown the plates 7 are secured to the innerwalls of the sides of the box or receptacle and have one member of the elliptic springs 6 mounted therein in a manner to admit of the turning of the springs whereby theyvmay lie close againstthe inner faces of the sidesof the box or may stand outward at a right'angle thereto. Plates 8 are secured to the rear sides of the rubbers 5 and are notched to provide seats 9 in which the other members of the springs 6 are adapted to be fitted and secured in any manner as by. means of latches 10, which are secured at one end to the plates 8 and are adapted to be turned so as to extend across the notches or seats 9 and retain the inner reciprocatory movement im arted thereto.

The clothes clamp consists o uprights 11, a

fixed longitudinal bar 12 secured at its endsto the lower ends of the uprights 11' and a clamp bar 13 and is designed to engage any 15'.

one of 'aseries of openings 15 provided in v the outer upright. The opposing or clamping faces of the bars 12 and .13 are preferably made rounding and corrugated or roughened so as to positively grip the clothes or fabric and prevent slipping thereof. The clothes clamps are. mounted insuitable guides 17, which direct them in their reciprocatory movements. To prevent binding of the clothes clamps in their guides and to reduce the friction to the smallest amount possible rollers 18 are provided, the same being preferably attached to the sides of the uprights-l1. I s

Any means may be devised for imparting a reciprocating movement to the clothes clamps and it 1s preferred to devise operating means for moving the clothes clamps in opposite directions so that as one of the clamps is rising the other clamp is descending and vice versa. The uprights 11 are provided upon theirinner sides with. cog teeth 19, which mesh with the cog teeth of a gear Wheel 20, it being understood that a gear wheel 20 is provided for the uprights through the instrumentalityof theconneo of the clothes clamps at each end of themachine. A shaft 21 is mounted in bearings provided upon the ends of the machine and is in line with the partition 4 and hasthe gear wheels 20 secured thereto, with the result that both gear wheels move in unison, thereby causing the clothes clamps to move uniformly throughout their length. Pinions 22 are s'ecuredto the projecting ends of the longitudinal shaft 21 and mesh with' toothed segments 23,. which are mounted at 24 upon the ends of the box or receptacle 1, each segment having a socket 25 in which is fitted a handle or lever 26. It will be understood that the machine may be operated from either or both ends by means of the levers 26, which are grasped at their upper ends and oscillated, thereby causing the clothes clamps to reciprocate vertically 'tions herein disclosed; The clothes or fabric-to be washed are securedbetween the bars 12 and 13- of the clothes clamps and are moved up and downbetween the rubbers when the machine is in operation and are vat the same time-pressed into and withdrawnfrom the ends water contained in the boxor. receptacle and as a result ofthis combined action, that is the rubbing of the clothes-and the forcing of the same through the suds water, the dirt and soil is quickly removed.

By having the receptacle or box subdivided into separate. compartments table line'n or fine clothing or fabrics may be washed'in' one compartment andv coarse heavy clothing" laundried in the other compartnient,the two being kept separated.

From the foregoing connection with the accompanying drawing,

descriptionhtaken in i the advantages of the construction and of the method of operation will be readily ap-' the invention-appertains, and while I have 6.6- parent to those skilled in the art to which invention, together with the device which I now consider to be the embodiment thereof,

I desire tov have it understood that the de-Y vice shown is merely illustrative, and that such changes may be made when desiredas are within the scope-of the claims appended hereto.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as-new, is

machine, the combina- 1. In a washin tion of a receptac e for receiving suds-water, a rubber located within the receptacle, a

fiat spring interposed between the rubber and the adjacent side ofthe receptacle, said spring being mounted on one of the parts to turn so as to lie flat against said part or to occupy a position at a right angle to said parts to exert a pressure upon the rubber to hold the same in working position.

2. In a washing machine, the combination of a receptacle for receiving snds-water,-a rubber located within the receptacle, aflat spring arranged between the rubber and adjacent side of the receptacle "and pivotallyconnected to one of the parts, and means ap-. plied to the'oth'er part for engaging with the flat spring to hold the same when turned to occupy a position at a right angle to the rubber and supporting side of the receptacle.

PETER F. BERKEY.

- Witnesses:

JoHN I. BOWMAN, M. PHILLIPPI.

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